Heat Work and Internal Energy
Heat Work and Internal Energy
Heat Work and Internal Energy
INTERNAL ENERGY
THERMODYNAMICS: the science of energy,
specifically heat and work, and how the transfer of
energy effects the properties of materials.
Thermodynamics:
W=Fxd
Pressure (P) = (Force) F or F=PA
(Area) A
Volume (V) = L x W x H or A x d
d=V
A
W=PAV =PV
A
Internal Energy (U or E)
: (measured in joules) Vibrational kinetic
- Sum of random energy in solids.
translational, rotational, The hotter the
and vibrational kinetic object, the larger
energies the vibrational
DU: change in U kinetic energy
DU > 0 is a gain of
internal energy
DU < 0 is a loss of
internal energy
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Thermal Energy:
same as internal Motions of a
energy diatomic
molecule in a
fluid
INTERNAL ENERGY (U or E)
is the total of the kinetic energy due to the motion of
molecules (translational, rotational, vibrational) and the
potential energy associated with the vibrational and
electric energy of atoms within molecules or crystals.
The First Law of Thermodynamics states that :
The internal energy of a system changes from
an initial value Ui to a final value Uf due to heat
added (Q) and work done by the system (W)
DU = Uf Ui = Q W
Solution:
DU = Q - W
= 1000 J - 400 J
= 600 J
Example: 800 J of work is done on a
system (W = -800 J) as 500 J of
thermal energy is removed from the
system (Q = -500 J).
What is the change in the system's
internal energy U?
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Solution:
DU = Q - W
= -500 J - (-800 J)
= -500 J + 800 J
= 300 J
Work Done by an Expanding Gas
Since V = 0, W = 0 then DU = Q - W = Q
Adiabatic Expansion of a Ideal Gas
No heat transfer therefore no temperature change (Q=0).
Generally obtained by surrounding the entire system
with a strongly insulating material or by carrying out the
process so quickly that there is no time for a significant
heat transfer to take place.
If Q = 0 then U = - W
A system that expands under
adiabatic conditions does
positive work, so the internal
energy decreases.
A system that contracts
under adiabatic conditions
does negative work, so the
internal energy increases.
Adiabatic Expansion of a Ideal Gas
Both adiabatic expansion and
compression of gases occur in
only hundredths of a second in
the cylinders of a cars engine.
Area
underneath
the slope
represents
the amount
of work done
(P x V).
Refrigerators work by taking heat from the interior and
depositing it on the exterior
The compressor raises the pressure and temperature of
the refrigerant (freon or ammonia) while the coils
OUTSIDE the refrigerator allow the now hot
refrigerant to dissipate the heat
The warm refrigerant flows through an expansion valve
from a high-pressure to a low-pressure zone, so it
expands and evaporates
The coils INSIDE the
refrigerator allow the cold
refrigerant to absorb heat,
cooling the interior
The cool refrigerant flows
back to the compressor, and
the cycle repeats
Second Law of Thermodynamics
Heat flows naturally from a
region at high temperature to
a region at low
temperature. By itself, heat
will not flow from a cold to a
hot body.
When an isolated system
undergoes a change, passing
from one state to another, it
will do so in such a way that
its entropy (disorder) will
increase, or at best remain the
same.
ENTROPY
Can you beat the Second Law?
So, can you cool your kitchen by
leaving the refrigerator door open
NO!
The heat removed from the interior
of the refrigerator is deposited back
into the kitchen by the coils on the
back!
And to make matters worse, the Second Law of
Thermodynamics says that work is needed to move the
heat from cold to hot, so the actual amount of heat
added to the kitchen is MORE than the amount
removed from the refrigerator
Hopefully, you understand todays lesson.
Otherwise, youll end up like this cow.